Spray and wash rubber glove



April 14, 1925. 1,533,732

R. L. FROST SPRAY AND WASH RUBBER GLOVE Filed Jluly 25, 1924 ATTOAZVZK Patented Apr. 14, 1925;

UNITED STATES 1,533,732 PATENT, OFFICE.

RUPERT LIVINGSTONE FROST, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T ENOGH P. PINKS TON, OF NORWOOD, OHIO.

SPRAY AND WASHRUBB ER GLOVE.

Application filed July 25, 1924. Serial No. 728,276.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUPERT Livmos'rcmn gloves for use in washing and spraying the person, vehicles and numerous other objects generally, will be readily and fully understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved glove in its preferred form as it appears for adaptation to the forearm of the wearer and with the hand-portion thereof in its improved normally-clasping state, but omitting a sponge or the like holder of water or other cleaning fluid that it is contemplated shall be used therein for cleansing and spraying the objects to be washed; Fig. 2, an elevation showing the inner face of the glove, with the elbow-end thereof broken oif; Fig. 3, a central longit-udinal section on the lineS, 8, of Fig. 2, but

including the upper end of the gauntletcutf of the glove that is omitted and broken oil in said Fig. 2; and Fig. 4, a back view of the glove. I

The glove is of water-proof material, preferably rubber and with the finger and thumb portions normally curved or flexed inwardly so as to more readily conform to the sponge A that is to be held therein for the cleaning and rinsing process of washing the desired object, whether it be the person, vehicles of various kinds, windows, furniture, and many other things in need of cleansing treatment.

The said curving or flexing of the digital and thumb parts of the glove is produced therein when the glove is in the process of formation or molding and, therefore, naturally and normally remains so ever afterward.

The principal purpose, however, of thus inwardly-curving the said parts of the glove will be more specifically referred to later in the general description that follows.

The hand-portion 5 of the glove has an extended rear or gauntlet-cuff portion 6 terminating at the elbow, and anauxiliary or false palm piece 7. is integrally seamed or otherwise duly secured along its outer edge to the palm-proper 8 sons to produce a chamber or space 9 (Fig. 3) within for the collectionanddistribution of water flowing into said chamber from arub-ber tubing that has a loop-portion 10 adapted to pass around the middle of the hand, just above the thumb base, thence an elongated. portion 11 that extends along the back of the fore-arm, up to a point just below the elbow, where a band or strap 12 is provided for securing the tubing by means of a buckle 13 in place on the fore-arm at said point. The upper end of the tubing is thence coupled or connected at 11" in any suitable manner with the source of watersupply from a hydrant, a faucet-hose, or the like, whence running-water is conveniently at hand. A vwrist-band 14, provided with a securing-buckle 15, is located on the tubing beyond the said loop-portion 10 thereof and is especially well adapted to comfortably hold and sustain the device in place.

Slightly back of the discharge part 16 of the. rubberv tubing 11, at the back of the glove, I provide a controlling-valve 17 that is seated and operates in an enlarged hardened portion 18 of the said discharge part 16. This valve has a thumb-piece or handle- 19 for use in turning it in regulating the water-supply to the chamber 9, whence such supply oozes or sprays forth through minute holes 20 into the sponge for washing purposes, or is projected directly onto the object to be cleaned or rinsed with-out said sponge.

It will be readily seen that the normal tendency of the said inwardly curved or disposed fingers and thumb of the glove is suchas not to cause any inward strain or closing of the said false palm on the said water-chamber 9, to contract the latter or otherwise choke off the free passage of the water to the en'clasped sponge and thence to the object to be cleaned and sprayed. This forms an important feature of my invention, as previously referred to herein, although it is not absolutely essential in or to its operation. Besides, however, an ordinary rubber glove, without the special spray palm-portion shown herein, can be made with the said inwardly flexed or disposed fingers and thumb that will not be understraining tension on the users hand at any time, such as the straightfingered rubber glove is subjected to When the fingers of the wearerareflexed inwardly and the resilient elastic rubber stretched thereby to unduly-impose an undesired tension on said fingers.

In use, the device is intended for placing on one hand only, to deliver a regulated supply of Water to the sponge through the auxiliary-palm 7, such flow of Water, under due pressure, keeping the said sponge clear and unlikely to scratch the surface on Which it is being used in cleansing or spraying it. The other hand of the user 1s thus freeto handle the soap and parts of the objects to be cleaned, and, also, to regulate the controlling valve 17 and to otherwise care for the feed-Water connections.

This glove forms a proper protection for the hand, "for both hot and cold Water alike, and for any possible skin-injuring contents in the Water that may be necessary at times.

' It is very easily adjusted to and from the when the device is used in connection with a special auxiliary spray-palm.

I claim In a spray and Wash Water-proof glove, the combination, of a main hand-portion, finger and thumb portions normally-extending in an inwardly turned or flexed grasping-form from the said hand-portion, a gauntlet-cuff portion, a minutelyperforated auxiliary or false palm portion seamed along its edge Within the palm-proper of the said hand-portion, a tubular loop-portion having an exit leading to thedistrib uting-chamber formed by the presence of the said auxiliary-palm portion and adapted to pass around the back of the hand of the user, a regulating and controlling valve provided in the said tubular loop-portion, a Water-conveying feed-tube leading to the said tubular loop-portion, an encircling band having a fastening-buckle and provided on the feed-tube to the rear of the said hand fastening-loop portion, an elbow-band having a securing-buckle and provided on the upper extended-end of the said feed-tube to encircle the said gauntleteufi' portion and thereby support the device 011 the forearm of the user thereof, and coupling-means at the extreme inner end of the said feed-tube for attachment to the source of Water-supply, substantially as shown and described.

RUPERT LIVINGSTON E FROST. 

